Monday, October 17, 2022 Sunny Cool Breezy 58 Degrees 10:54 a.m.
A beautiful day here in Oak Ridge Tennessee. The weatherman is saying we will will be under a freeze warning possible tonight and defiantly tomorrow night. We are ready for it as the hose is drained and the water spicket covered for winter. I know we will have some warm days between now and Christmas but also some freezing ones so best be prepared for them. No plumbing bills, please.
Jeff, Nanette and Molly are returning home today. They have a long ways to go and I pray for them to have safe travels while enjoying all the beauty and interesting places along the way. Yesterday we met them in Pigeon Forge and toured a bit there and Gatlinburg. We went to a distillery that was a bit interesting but defiantly not what I expected it to be. There they sold moonshine: pickles, peaches, apple pie, raspberry, etc. They charged $5.00 to start with and then you got to taste all the stuff and they told how it was made and the history of the place. There are several extensions to this place and at one of them you can see how moonshine is made. We didn’t find that one. We ended up having lunch at The Burger Place where we had to climb up this steep driveway to get in the handicapped door to go in. The food was good. We each had one of the lunch specials. Tina and Jeff had T bone steaks and Nanette and I had cheeseburgers. Each was $19.00 which wasn’t bad. The steaks weren’t thick but were very good according to both Jeff and Tina. Our hamburgers were very good also. Nanette went and got the car while we waited for her as the steep walk down the driveway would of put Jeff on his face I think. And maybe me. The hills and mountains there are something to concur when on foot.
While they were here we didn’t do a lot of site seeing but did a lot of visiting and such. One evening we had dinner at Calhoun’s with Jerry and Tammy. It was interesting listening to Jerry and Jeff converse and also Tammy and Nanette. Nanette talks more then Jeff. That was fun. Molly was such a good dog and didn’t bark at the other dogs going by. We sat outside so Molly could be with us. We were able to take her everyplace with us as she had all her service dog vest and papers.
We went to Home Depot for a couple of things Jeff wanted and Molly barked at some of the dogs that came in there. The female dogs aren’t so bad but she dislikes male dogs intently. The females she growls at. We enjoyed the fact that she just barked and growled but didn’t want to go after them. Most of them just looked at her as if to say ” Your problem is?” One dog wanted to get at her but both masters curtailed that encounter.
Today is laundry and cleaning up and putting away, etc. There is always that around here it seems. I have no enthusiasm as to doing a whole lot as I am sore from all the walking and “climbing” yesterday. I guess I am not 21 any more. Its’ in the hips that I feel it most. And I know those hills didn’t pass the lips!
Quote of the day: “The best vitamin for making friends; B1
Have a marvelous Monday. Make it a prosperous, pleasant, peaceful and powerful day.
Blessings